vending machine

noun

: a coin-operated machine for selling merchandise

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From the opening scene, where a Kubrick monolith of a vending machine facilitates Josh and Melissa’s meet-cute, then conveniently flips down like a Murphy bed, director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli moves things along at a brisk pace. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 In 2024, the county installed a Narcan vending machine in the sheriff’s office at 37W755 Route 38 in St. Charles. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 Add to that: 24-hour cannabis delivery, mobile pot trucks, cannabis vending machines, and mail-order cannabis. John Burnett, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025 Marion Chapter also donated $500 to help restock the school's two book vending machines. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vending machine 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vending machine was circa 1895

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“Vending machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vending%20machine. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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vending machine

noun
: a machine from which one may get merchandise after putting in coins

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